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The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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Does the Link Between Inerrancy and Evangelical Identity Obscure and Frustrate Both?— An Excerpt from "Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy"
Yesterday we introduced to you a new, timely resource for discussions on biblical truth and interpretation, Five Views on Biblical Ine...
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My Advice to Students — Joel Willitts says "Success Isn't About the Accomplishment, But the Journey"
Joel Willitts, assistant professor of biblical and theological studies at North Park University, has three things to say to students who are...
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Wednesday Giveaway — "4 Views on Historical Adam," with Contributions by Lamoureux, Walton, Collins, Barrick, Boyd, and Ryken
UPDATED 11/22/13: Our winner this week is Carol Saia, who hopes "they discuss the implications of their view on other verses of Scriptu...
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Reexamining a Pillar of Evangelicalism: Introducing "Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy"
It is fitting that today I write this introductory column to a series on the new Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy book, because the 6...
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How can the Imperfect be Instantaneous? — Mondays with Mounce 207
Are you familiar with the grammatical category called the “instantaneous imperfect”? To any first year Greek student, this sounds like a co...
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A New Bible Commentary for the Global Church (Video with Michael Bird)
The Story of God Bible Commentary series may be the most diverse commentary series in evangelical history.
Listen to these comments from Mic...
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Extracurricular Activities — November 16, 2013
The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts Debuts Chester Beatty Papyri
The most exciting new additions to the CSNTM websi...
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What is the Theological Sausage Maker 3000? Michael Bird Explains
Does the name Ron Popeil mean anything to you? How about the Veg-o-Matic or the Chop-o-Matic? The Pocket Fisherman anyone? Popeil...
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What's God's Biggest Competition for the Human Heart Today? Craig Blomberg Explains — Excerpt from "Christians in an Age of Wealth"
Materialism is something of an achilles heal for me, has been for years. Ever since I got my first credit card at the ripe age of 18 I'v...
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Al Mohler and Peter Enns on Biblical Inerrancy
This morning we introduced and launched a giveaway contest for a new cogent resource that engages one of the most contemporary conversations...
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Wednesday Giveaway — "5 Views on Biblical Inerrancy," Contributions by Mohler, Enns, Bird, Vanhoozer, and Franke
Updated 11/15/13: Congratulations to Michael Metts, who says "I have been indebted to Carl F. H. Henry for my understanding of inerranc...
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Everett Ferguson Reminds Us That Church History Is About 3 Crucial Things
For some time now I have benefited from the teaching and academic ministry of Everett Ferguson, the prolific early Church scholar who has s...
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My Advice to Students — Bill Mounce Says, "Don't Let Yourself Be Swallowed Up By the Academy"
For those of us who have been to seminary or are in seminary we know the funny pejorative term often given to that higher academic world: s...
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Does “open its/his mouth” mean anything? (Matthew 5:2) — Mondays with Mounce 206
Matthew 5:2 says that Jesus “opened his mouth and taught them, saying” (καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς λέγων). If you were in ...
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Extracurricular Activities — November 8, 2013
Don Carson on 6 Reasons Why Not To Abandon Expository Preaching
Some use the category "expository preaching" for all preaching th...
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Michael Bird Gives 4 Reasons Why Professors Should Use "Evangelical Theology"
If you're a professor and have been following Koinonia Blog the past few weeks you know that we've recently released Michael Bird&#...
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